Solar cells convert light directly into electricity. Solar water heating heat from the sun is used to heat water in glass panels on your roof, water is pumped through pipes in the panel. The water is pumped in at the bottom so that convection helps the flow of hot water out of the top which turns turbines.
Advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy
Some advantages of using this source of energy is your energy bills won't be as high and you won't spend as much money. In sunny countries you can rely on solar energy. Some disadvantages of this source of energy is, it doesn't work at night and is very expensive, it can also be very unreliable and they will need to make a lot of factories to power these things.
- Energy Converted into usable energy
Solar cells convert light directly into electricity. Solar water heating heat from the sun is used to heat water in glass panels on your roof, water is pumped through pipes in the panel. The water is pumped in at the bottom so that convection helps the flow of hot water out of the top which turns turbines.Some advantages of using this source of energy is your energy bills won't be as high and you won't spend as much money.
In sunny countries you can rely on solar energy.
Some disadvantages of this source of energy is, it doesn't work at night and is very expensive, it can also be very unreliable and they will need to make a lot of factories to power these things.